
SYRIA
No delay sought in Syria peace talks
Russia and US seek no postponement of the UN-led Syrian peace talks slated to start on January 25.

Russia and US seek no postponement of the UN-led Syrian peace talks slated to start on January 25.

Iran condemns the deadly shooting attack at a university in Pakistan.

Syrian army troops retake strategic hills and heights in the central province of Homs.

Iran’s Guardian Council rejects a plan for electronic voting.

At least one protester has been killed as clashes erupt between police and protesters in Indian-administered Kashmir.

Donald Trump and Ted Cruz are both owned by the Republican Party despite their differences, an analyst says.

At least seven people are killed in a bomb blast near the Russian embassy in Kabul.

Austria announces a plan to slash the number of asylum seekers in the country.

Iran says new bans against Tehran’s missile program shows Washington’s addiction to coercion.

Iranian cyclist Amir Hossein Jamshidiyan wins a silver medal at the 36th edition of the Asian Cycling Championships in Japan.

Global oil prices plummeted to below USD 28 a barrel for the first time in 12 years as economic slowdown in China and market glut continue.

The US Department of Homeland Security says that more than 500,000 foreigners overstayed their US visas last year.

Pakistan's defense minister says Islamabad will never join any anti-Iran coalition.

The UK police have investigated a 10-year-old Muslim boy for misspelling.

Iranian volleyball players are to play six friendly matches ahead of the Asian qualification tournament for the 2016 Olympics in Rio.

The US Coast Guard has suspended its search for 12 Marines who went missing after two helicopters crashed off the Hawaiian island of Oahu.

Singapore arrests 27 Bangladeshi workers and deports 26 of them for backing terror groups.

The internationally-recognized parliament of Libya is unlikely to approve unity government, says a Libyan lawmaker.